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Obituary- Olejnik, Rudolf 1

Rudolf Olejnik
Rudolf Olejnik, 77, Rossville, died Sunday, March 20, 1988, at the St. Marys Manor.
He was born January 2, 1911, at Rossville to George and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik. He lived all of his life in the Delia and Rossville communi¬ties.
Mr. Olejnik worked for many years for Kaw Dehydra¬ting, where he operated the pellet machine. He also was set-up man at Rossville Truck and Tractor. He retired 12 years ago.
He volunteered to serve during World War 2, and was discharged with the rank of Sergeant. He was in Norman¬dy and central Europe, where he worked in maintenance and on heavy tanks.
Mr. Olejnik was a member of the United Brethren Church, Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion in Rossville, and a member of the ZCBJ Lodge #128.
Surviving him are four brothers, George and Henry of Delia, Edward of Holton, and William of Rossville; four sisters, Josephine Pressgrove, Wamego, Georgianna Davis and Agnes Wike, Topeka, and Helen Donley, St. Joseph, Mo.
He will lie in state after 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time at Verschelden Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Verschelden’s, with interment to follow In the Czech-Moravan Cemetery northeast of Rossville. Honorary casket bearers are Bennie Martinek, Ben Stach, Joe Macha and Henry Smatla. Active casket bearers are Robert Olejnik, Richard Davis, Larry Smatla, Kevin Donley, Louis Martin and William Koontz. Military graveside services will be conducted by Jimmie Lillard American Legion Post 31. A memorial fund has been set up at the Rossville United Methodist Church and at Jim¬mie Lillard Post #31, Ross¬ville.

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